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DashDroid
Posted by 640774n6 on March 22nd, 2013
dashdroid
I find sometimes that the hardest part of a project is choosing a name. I like to have a name set before I write any code so that I can keep a consistent naming scheme (NextStep: NSObject, NSString, ect). I spent sometime coming up with the name “OBDroid”, but it would seem that it is already taken. So I spent even more time and renamed the project to “DashDroid”. This time doing a google search before writing any more code.

Above is the latest screenshot of the UI implemented and running on my android tablet. As you can see the UI has changed a bit. Functionality is coming along. Finished “blind coding” the OBD2 stack tonight, I just need to test it (Of course its going to work first try! I mean, come on, it compiled!). So after I work out the bugs with that, I will just need to code the “WTF” Diagnostic Trouble Code Reader / Clearer. All in all, I’m pleased with it so far. Will be a sexy addition to my Talon’s dash once it is finished.
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OBDroid
Posted by 640774n6 on March 11th, 2013
OBDroid Design Mockup
Started working on a new project codenamed OBDroid. It’s basically just an OBD-II datalogger and scantool for Android. The goal is to have customizable dash layouts (colors, gauges, ect) for displaying sensors and to keep it as generalized as possible (so that it will work with lots of vehicles). I’ll be using an ELM327 to USB cable to read the sensor data and trouble codes. Managed to get my butt in gear long enough to do a little design work. Here’s a quick preview of what I want it to look like. More to come hopefully.
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Ding Dong The Atrix is Dead
Posted by 640774n6 on January 10th, 2013
Samsung Gio running Android 4.2.1 (Jellybean)
My Atrix finally bit the dust (again) with screen related issues. It had a rough life. It survived being pulled into a lake with me, it wen’t with me to Fiji + Australia surviving the highly corrosive environments there, it was hacked, smashed, dropped, thrown, and had a screen replaced twice. The screen and home button broke on me from yet another drop (I play hard).

It’s been a great phone, but I feel like we’ve had our time together. It’s time to move on. So I wen’t and picked up a Samsung Gio (GT-S5660 to be precise) for $100. After rooting/unlocking and installing ClockWorkMod Recovery, I was able to get an Android 4.2.1 (jellybean) rom running on it smooth and stable. So far I’m quite pleased for $100, but we’ll see how it holds up to my life…
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Exposed 0.8.2(Mega Pug) Released
Posted by 640774n6 on December 14th, 2012
Made a few changes to Exposed. Added customizable VNC port via settings plist (requested by @jamie_shaw). Also gave it the ability to check and update the settings plist if necessary so that when a new version is released, it will update the plist to work with the new version rather than crash. Have fun!
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Android Leash
Posted by 640774n6 on October 3rd, 2012
Dropped my atrix the other day which resulted in a very cracked touch panel. Fortunately it still worked if you could forgive the cracks all over the image. So I did what any normal geek would do and I ordered a new screen off of eBay and patiently awaited its arrival.

Got the screen, tore the phone open, took the old screen out (which broke as I was removing it), and started to install the new screen, but alas the new screen’s ribbon tore as I was putting it in. So I decided to probably do what any normal person would do and buy a new phone. In the mean time, I reassembled the phone and started on an epic quest to firstly get ADB running (cause apparently I had it disabled for some reason) and install a VNC server. Read more
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Exposed 0.8(Mega Pug) Release
Posted by 640774n6 on September 25th, 2012
Just released a new version of Exposed that includes: Compatibility fixes for iOS 6, Updated libvncserver to 0.9.9 which has all sorts of speed improvements as well as enables Apple’s builtin Screen Sharing application to finally work, and finally, I added a default password for liability reasons. Default password on new installations will be “exposed”. Super secret, I know. The source code has also been updated on my github. Enjoy!
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Legacy: Cause the past is worth remembering
Posted by 640774n6 on September 22nd, 2012
Was talking to @nitoTV trying to remember the good ol’ Apple TV 1G days for his talk at Jailbreakcon. He mentioned that he wanted some of my old pictures and posts so I “up’d” a backup copy of my old site onto my host. Figure I may as well leave it up for nostalgic reasons. You can take the trip down memory lane by pointing your browsers to http://legacy.brandon-holland.com.
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IRKeyboardEmu 0.5 Release
Posted by 640774n6 on April 12th, 2012
Just released a new version of IRKeyboardEmu. No major changes, just compatibility fixes. Also managed to get the latest source code uploaded to Github. That is all.
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Exposed 0.7(Spider Kitten) Release
Posted by 640774n6 on April 6th, 2012
Just released a new version of Exposed that includes compatibility fixes for 5.0+ as well as merged in some long due fixes provided by @nitoTV so don’t forget to show him some love. Also from the source code side of things, I added a project build script that copies the bundle bin to a dylib and plist making it easier to test builds. Happy Easter!
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I’m Back Baby!
Posted by 640774n6 on April 6th, 2012
Good News Everyone! If you are seeing this message, it means that I finally got my butt in gear and finished my new and improved WordPress powered website! It has been in the oven for over a year now. What was wrong with the old version you say? I’m glad you asked. Read more
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